A New Species of Pararrhopalites Bonet & Tellez (Collembola, Symphypleona, Sminthuridae) from Iron Caves in Brazil

Neotrop Entomol. 2018 Aug;47(4):492-501. doi: 10.1007/s13744-017-0569-0. Epub 2018 Jan 15.

Abstract

A second species of the genus Pararrhopalites is described from caves inserted in iron ore lithology. Both species present a particular sensory organ in the interantennal region. The new species, Pararrhopalites ubiquum n.sp., has a wider distribution and it is not restricted to a single cave, as it is the case of Pararrhopalites sideroicus Zeppelini & Brito, in Fla Entomol 97(4):1733-1744, 2014, being found even in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum. An update to the previously published identification key is presented.

Keywords: Brazilian cave fauna; Globular springtails; MSS; cave Collembola.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthropods / anatomy & histology*
  • Arthropods / classification*
  • Brazil
  • Caves*
  • Female
  • Iron
  • Male

Substances

  • Iron